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. 2005 Jan 15;1(1):61-82.

History of the development of sleep medicine in the United States

John W Shepard Jr  1 , Daniel J Buysse, Andrew L Chesson Jr, William C Dement, Rochelle Goldberg, Christian Guilleminault, Cameron D Harris, Conrad Iber, Emmanuel Mignot, Merrill M Mitler, Kent E Moore, Barbara A Phillips, Stuart F Quan, Richard S Rosenberg, Thomas Roth, Helmut S Schmidt, Michael H Silber, James K Walsh, David P White
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History of the development of sleep medicine in the United States

John W Shepard Jr et al. J Clin Sleep Med. .

Abstract

Sleep Medicine has only recently been recognized as a specialty of medicine. Its development is based on an increasing amount of knowledge concerning the physiology of sleep, circadian biology and the pathophysiology of sleep disorders. This review chronicles the major advances in sleep science over the past 70 years and the development of the primary organizations responsible for the emergence of Sleep Medicine as a specialty, sleep disorders as a public health concern and sleep science as an important area of research.

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Milestones in the Development of Sleep Medicine in the United States.
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Membership of the Clinical Sleep Society (1984-1986), American Sleep Disorders Association (ASDA) 1987-1998 and American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) 1999 - 2003.
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Membership of the Sleep Research Society
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Total number of individuals certified in Sleep Medicine by the ABSM
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Growth in the total number of AASM accredited fellowship training programs in Sleep Medicine
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